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Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil portrait of a young man in a blue velvet coat with gold trim, leaning on a stone pedestal and holding a book.

Portrait of Joseph Henry of Straffan

Pompeo Batoni, 1750

Portrait of a young woman in black velvet with white ruff, gold headdress and chain belt, holding a small pink flower.

Portrait of a Young Woman with a Pink

Barthel Bruyn the Younger, 1660

Woman holding the severed head of a bearded man by the hair, with an elderly servant behind her and a sword in the foreground

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Elisabetta Sirani, 1638

Oval portrait of a balding man with mustache and goatee in a dark hat, white collar and dark robe with a jeweled clasp.

Portrait of an Alderman of the City of Paris

Philippe de Champaigne, 1640

Half-length portrait of a man in a powdered wig and ceremonial robe with lace collar, resting a hand on a marble table.

Portrait of Prince Abbondio Rezzonico as Senator of Rome

Pompeo Batoni, 1765

Portrait of a bearded man in a fur-trimmed robe holding an open anatomical book, with an armillary sphere and bookshelves beh

Portrait of Gerolamo Mercuriale

Lavinia Fontana, 1588

Oil portrait of a man in a blue coat pointing at a skull, against a dark brown background.

Portrait of Dr. Meer

Rembrandt Peale, 1795

Portrait of a woman in black gown with gold embroidery, lace ruff, and white striped sleeves, hand resting on a chair.

Portrait of a Lady

Scipione Pulzone, 1580

Seated man in dark coat with embroidered cream waistcoat and star insignia, against a dark background, Goya portrait.

Portrait of El General Ricardos

Francisco Goya, 1750

Painting of St Nicholas as a bishop in a jewelled mitre, golden vestment and red gloves, holding a gilded crozier.

Portrait of St Nicholas

Jacob de Punder, 1563

Oil portrait of a naval officer in a blue coat with gold braid, holding a telescope, with sailing ships behind him.

Portrait of a Naval Officer

John Wollaston the Younger, 1749

Seated woman in a blue satin gown with lace cuffs holding a letter, with a painted landscape behind her.

Portrait of a Woman

John Wollaston the Younger, 1749

Full-length portrait of a young man in a dark coat with red lining, holding a book, before a wooded landscape.

Portrait of a Young Man

John Wollaston the Younger, 1749

Grayscale painting of a young woman with curled hair holding a rose garland, with a draped curtain and trees behind her.

Portrait of a Young Woman with a Garland

Caspar Netscher, 1679

Half-length portrait of a man with long brown hair in a dark embroidered garment with fur trim and lace collar.

Portrait of a Man

Giovanni Battista Gaulli, 1700

Three-quarter portrait of a young man with shoulder-length hair, black doublet and wide white lace collar against brown backg

Portrait of a Young Man

Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen, 1635

Oil portrait of a young woman as a shepherdess with a blue hat, pearl necklace, shepherd's crook and bouquet of flowers.

Portrait of a Lady of the Court as a Shepherdess

Gerard van Honthorst, 1628

Half-length portrait of a woman with powdered hair, blue ribbon choker, and silver gown embroidered with flowers.

Portrait of a Lady

Pietro Longhi, 1760

Full-length 17th-century portrait of a woman in a black gown with pearls, holding a fan before classical architecture.

Portrait of Margherita van der Goes

L. Gentile, 1650

Painting of a woman in a grey veil and black gown with a young girl in pink in front of her, dark background.

Portrait of Maria Salviati de' Medici with Giulia de' Medici

Judith beheads Holofernes by candlelight as a maidservant holds the light beside her, against red drapery.

Judith Cutting Off the Head of Holofernes

Trophime Bigot, 1640

Half-length portrait of a man in a dark fur-trimmed robe and white collar, leaning on a column beside a red drape.

Portrait of P. Lenéve, Alderman of Norwich

Peter Lely, 1656

Painted portrait of a woman in black dress, white lace ruff and dark headdress against a dark background.

Portrait of Catherine de' Medici

François Clouet, 1580

Painting of an aged bearded man in a laurel wreath holding a scroll with Greek city names, dark background.

Portrait of the Poet Homer

Manner of Caravaggio, 1639

Portrait of a woman in black dress, white lace collar and headdress, holding a gold chain against a dark background.

Portrait of a Woman with a Pomander

Willem Key, 1560

Painting of a seated woman in black velvet and white lace before a red curtain, holding a gold coin.

Portrait of a Woman

Pieter Nason, 1600

Half-length portrait of a man with curly hair in black clothing and white lace collar, resting his hand on a book.

Portrait of a Husband

Hendrick Bloemaert, 1647

Oval oil portrait of a smiling woman with curled hair, blue ribbon, white dress and lace collar, by Josef Grassi.

Portrait of Maria Cecylia Duchesne née Merlini

Josef Grassi, 1791

Painting of a young woman with auburn hair, gold necklace, orange bodice and white sleeves against a dark background.

Portrait of a young woman

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1525

Portrait of a woman in a black gown and lace ruff, with a small white dog at her left hand, beside a carved gold chair.

Portrait of Ginevra Aldrovandi Hercolani

Lavinia Fontana, 1595